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2nd Grand Slam Masters Bilbao Final 2009.............................................................4 4th Kolkata Grandmaster Open 2009.......................................................................4 Yinzhou Cup World Women Teams 2009 ................................................................5 10th Montreal International.......................................................................................6

Games .........................................................................................................................7 (01) Ivanchuk,Vassily (2703) - Alekseev,Evgeny (2714) [A13].................................7 (02) Kasimdzhanov,Rustam (2672) - Aronian,Levon (2768) [D46]...........................8 (03) Kamsky,Gata (2717) - Inarkiev,Ernesto (2675) [C42] .......................................9 (04) Sandipan,Chanda (2585) - Morozevich,Alexander (2751) [B81].....................12 (05) Harikrishna,Penteala (2679) - Pelletier,Yannick (2574) [A46].........................15 (06) Areshchenko,Alexander (2651) - Jussupow,Artur (2570) [C74]......................18 (07) Morozevich,Alexander (2751) - Avrukh,Boris (2641) [D20].............................20 (08) Kuzubov,Yuriy (2635) - Areshchenko,Alexander (2651) [D47] .......................21 (09) Edouard,Romain (2597) - Maze,Sebastien (2546) [C84] ................................22 (10) Berkes,Ferenc (2647) - Berczes,David (2519) [A13] ......................................23

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2nd Grand Slam Masters Bilbao Final 2009

The Grand Slam Masters Final took place in Bilbao, September 5-12th 2009. The win-ners of the Nanching Pearl Spring, Corus-Wijk aan Zee, Ciudad de Linares and Mtel Masters-Sofia tournaments were due play in the final.

Levon Aronian took clear first place with 4 wins, 1 draw and a loss against Grischuk in the first round. Alexander Grischuk took 2nd place as they used 3 points for a win. Ser-gey Karjakin was 3rd and Alexei Shirov in last. All the final round games were drawn.

2nd Grand Slam Masters Bilbao (ESP), 6-12 ix 2009 cat. XX (2740) Table using 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw

1 2 3 4 1. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2773 * * 0 3 3 1 3 3 13 2921 2. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2733 3 0 * * 0 1 3 1 8 2741 3. Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2722 0 1 3 1 * * 1 1 7 2745 4. Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2730 0 0 0 1 1 1 * * 3 2549

2nd Grand Slam Masters Bilbao (ESP), 6-12 ix 2009 cat. XX (2740) 1 2 3 4

1. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2773 * * 1 = 0 1 1 1 4,5 29212. Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2722 0 = * * 1 = = = 3 27453. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2733 1 0 0 = * * 1 = 3 27414. Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2730 0 0 = = 0 = * * 1,5 2549

4th Kolkata Grandmaster Open 2009

The 4th Kolkata Grandmaster Open took place 1st-10th September 20009. 90 minutes plus 30 seconds per move.

Le Quang Liem took clear first place with 8/10, he drew fairly quickly with Satyapragyan Swayangsu in the final round.

Elo favourite Shakhriyar Mamedyarov recovered from a slow start to finish on 7.5/10 (a final round win against Viktor Laznicka helped) level with Anton Filippov who beat Ni Hua in the final round. Nigel Short was a further half point back handing out a fairly bru-tal beating to Mikheil Mchedlishvili in the final round.

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4th Kolkata Open Kolkata (IND), 1-10 ix 2009 Leading Final Round 10 Standings:

Rk. Name Ti FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 1 Le Quang Liem GM VIE 2602 8 64 59 54 2 Mamedyarov Shakhriyar GM AZE 2721 7.5 59 55 50 3 Filippov Anton GM UZB 2595 7.5 56 53 48.5 4 Sandipan Chanda GM IND 2611 7 66 60.5 55 5 Short Nigel D GM ENG 2706 7 61.5 57.5 52 6 Laznicka Viktor GM CZE 2634 7 60.5 56.5 52 7 Satyapragyan Swayangsu IM IND 2439 7 60.5 56 51 8 Ganguly Surya Shekhar GM IND 2634 7 60.5 56 50.5 9 Aleksandrov Aleksej GM BLR 2639 7 54.5 50.5 46 10 Safarli Eltaj GM AZE 2587 6.5 60.5 56 51 11 Rahman Ziaur GM BAN 2554 6.5 56.5 52.5 48 12 Mamedov Rauf GM AZE 2626 6.5 54.5 50.5 45.5 13 Postny Evgeny GM ISR 2651 6.5 54 50 46 14 Negi Parimarjan GM IND 2615 6.5 54 50 45.5 15 Gupta Abhijeet GM IND 2584 6.5 53 48.5 43.5 16 Geetha Narayanan Gopal GM IND 2598 6.5 51.5 48 44 17 Hillarp Persson Tiger GM SWE 2577 6.5 47.5 43.5 39.5 18 Panchanathan Magesh Chandran GM IND 2532 6 61.5 56.5 51.5 19 Khusnutdinov Rustam GM KAZ 2506 6 60.5 56 51 20 Gagunashvili Merab GM GEO 2564 6 59.5 55 50 21 Mchedlishvili Mikheil GM GEO 2613 6 59 54.5 49.5 22 Laxman R R IM IND 2486 6 58.5 55 50 23 Himanshu Sharma IM IND 2471 6 58 54.5 50 24 Malakhatko Vadim GM BEL 2569 6 56.5 51.5 46.5 25 Ni Hua GM CHN 2692 6 55 51 46.5 26 Guseinov Gadir GM AZE 2667 6 52.5 48.5 44.5 27 Kunte Abhijit GM IND 2515 6 52 51.5 47 28 Abhishek Das IND 2263 6 51.5 47.5 42.5 29 Sriram Jha IM IND 2497 6 50.5 47 43 30 Tkachiev Vladislav GM FRA 2669 6 50 46 42 31 Kostenko Petr GM KAZ 2491 6 48.5 45 41 32 Ismagambetov Anuar GM KAZ 2528 6 48 44.5 40.5 33 Anwesh Upadhyaya IND 2339 6 45.5 44 41 34 Reefat Bin-Sattar GM BAN 2461 6 45.5 42 38 116 players

Yinzhou Cup World Women Teams 2009

The Women's World Team Championship took place in Yingbo, China 2nd-11th Sep-tember 2009. China's first team took first place after a closely fought contest.

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The Women's World Team Championship took place in Yingbo, China 2nd-11th Sep-tember 2009. China met bottom placed Vietnam in the final round and drew 2-2 but this was a hard fought draw with long games. This draw allowed them to pip Russia on tie-break. Sadly long term leaders Poland lost for a second time in row and ended up 6th.

2nd WTeam w Ningbo (CHN), 2-11 ix 2009 Final Round 9 Standings:

Rk. Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TB1 TB2 1 China Team One * 2 1 3,5 3,5 2,5 3 1 3 2 12 21,5 2 Russian Team 2 * 2 2,5 2 2 1,5 3 3 3 12 21,0 3 Ukrainian Team 3 2 * 1 2,5 2 2,5 2 2 3,5 12 20,5 4 Georgian Team 0,5 1,5 3 * 1,5 3 3 3 2 2,5 11 20,0 5 Armenian Team 0,5 2 1,5 2,5 * 3,5 2 0,5 2,5 3,5 10 18,5 6 Poland Team 1,5 2 2 1 0,5 * 3 2,5 2,5 2,5 10 17,5 7 India Team 1 2,5 1,5 1 2 1 * 3 2,5 3 9 17,5 8 American Team 3 1 2 1 3,5 1,5 1 * 1,5 2 6 16,5 9 China Team Two 1 1 2 2 1,5 1,5 1,5 2,5 * 3 6 16,0 10 Vietnam Team 2 1 0,5 1,5 0,5 1,5 1 2 1 * 2 11,0

10th Montreal International

10th Montreal International took place 27th August - 7th September 2009. Arkadij Naid-itsch won the competition with 7,5/10.

TIM Montreal CAN (CAN), 27 viii-7 ix 2009 cat. XV (2614) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1. Naiditsch, Arkadij g GER 2697 * = = 1 = 1 0 1 1 = 1 = 7,5 27392. Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2721 = * = = 1 = = = = = 1 1 7 27063. Maze, Sebastien g FRA 2546 = = * = 0 = 1 = = 1 = 1 6,5 26854. Kovalyov, Anton g ARG 2557 0 = = * 1 = = 1 = = = = 6 26555. Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2674 = 0 1 0 * = = 0 1 1 = 1 6 26446. Bluvshtein, Mark g CAN 2558 0 = = = = * = = 1 1 = 0 5,5 26197. Akobian, Varuzhan g USA 2626 1 = 0 = = = * = = = 0 = 5 25768. Bhat, Vinay S g USA 2473 0 = = 0 1 = = * 0 0 1 1 5 25909. Onischuk, Alexander g USA 2699 0 = = = 0 0 = 1 * 1 = = 5 257010. Moiseenko, Alexander g UKR 2682 = = 0 = 0 0 = 1 0 * = 1 4,5 254211. Shulman, Yuri g USA 2648 0 0 = = = = 1 0 = = * = 4,5 254512. Roussel-Roozmon, Thomas m CAN 2487 = 0 0 = 0 1 = 0 = 0 = * 3,5 2492 Sources: 1) http://www.e3e5.com 2) The Week In Chess http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic.html 3) ChessPro.ru http://www.chesspro.ru 4) CrestBook.com http://www.crestbook.com 5) Chessbase.com http://www.chessbase.com

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Games (01) Ivanchuk,Vassily (2703) - Alekseev,Evgeny (2714) [A13] 5th FIDE GP Jermuk (4), 12.08.2009 [GM Aveskulov, V] 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 Invitation to catalan 3...d5 4.Bg2 d4 Decline 5.0-0 c5 6.e3 Nc6 7.exd4 cxd4 [7...Nxd4?! helps White to open big diagonal 8.Nxd4 cxd4 (8...Qxd4 9.d3 then Nc3, Be3 and d3−d4 with advantage) 9.d3 and White is better due to bishop on g2] 8.d3

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8...Be7 9.Re1 0-0 10.Na3 The typical maneouver to c2 to help b2−b4 10...Ne8 Knight moves to c7; also Black prepares con−solidation in the center (f7−f6; e6−e5) 11.Nc2 f6 12.Bd2 a5 Black prevents b2−b4 13.a3 a4 Otherwise White would play b2−b4. But now White knight can go to b4 14.Nb4 Knight looks at square d5 that can be weakened by e6−e5 in near future. 14...Nc7

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15.Rb1! A prophylactic and preparation of move Nh4 [15.Nh4 Na5 and Black has a tempo to put the knight on b3] 15...Bd7 16.Nh4 White prepares f2−f4−f5 for the capturing of d5−square. 16...Na5 [16...g5 is very sharp 17.Nf3

e5 18.h4 h6 19.Nh2 and Black has weakened almost all the light squares in the own camp] 17.f4 g6 Black (at least it looks so) has pre−vented f4−f5 for a long time. But... 18.f5!? Bravely! [Maybe objectively 18.Re2 with idea of doubling was even better. But the move made in the game seems much more interest−ing.] 18...gxf5 [Black could take on f5 with a pawn e6: 18...exf5 weakening square d5 but leaving the pawn cover for a king 19.Nd5 Bd6! (19...Nxd5 helps White to place a bishop to the excellent position 20.Bxd5+ Kg7 21.Qf3 with idea Qf4; White has a sufficient compensation for a pawn) 20.Bb4 (20.Nb6 Ra6 21.Nxd7 Qxd7 and Black is ok) 20...Bxb4 21.axb4 Nb3 (defencing pawn a4 21...Nc6?! 22.Nb6 and then Nxa4) 22.Ne7+ Kg7 23.Bxb7 Rb8 24.Bf3 Rxb4 and Black has no serious problems. In the game Black decided to leave the protection under square d5 that seems very natural.] 19.g4! The continuation of idea. White opens a line against an opponent's king while some of Black pieces are distant from the king side 19...f4? Evidently this is the first mistake. [19...fxg4! was much stronger 20.Qxg4+ Kh8 and it happens so that White can't mate Black king with 21.Ng6+? (obviously 21.Qxd4 is the best move. But here Black plays 21...Nb3 22.Qf2 Nxd2 23.Qxd2 Rg8 with better position) 21...hxg6 22.Qxg6 Rf7!! (the key move of the defence!) Black wins as White can't take on f7 (22...Qe8? loses 23.Qh6+ Kg8 24.Be4 Rf7 25.Kh1 Bf8 26.Rg1+ Bg7 27.Nd5!! freeing square b4 27...exd5 28.Qh7+ Kf8 29.Bb4+ Qe7 (29...Re7 30.Qxg7#) 30.Rbf1!!+− one more move from the computer; Rg7 threats; White's attack is crushing.) 23.Qxf7 Be8 with a trap for a queen] 20.Bxf4 A pair of White bish−ops is excellent. White is better. 20...Na6

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White was threatening with Nf5. But now an−other trick is coming. 21.Nd5!! The very strong

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sacrifice. While both of Black knights are on the edge of the board White breaks through the Black's defence. 21...exd5 The only move. 22.Bxd5+ Kg7 [After 22...Kh8 White replies with 23.Qf3! and Black has no good defence against a check on g6 23...Qe8 (23...Kg7 24.Qh3!+− (now Bh6 threats); 23...Rg8 24.Bxg8 Kxg8 25.Qd5+ Kg7 26.Re2± White doubles rooks and its attack is going to be irre−sistable.) 24.Re2! Nc6 25.Rbe1 Rg8! 26.h3!+− Black is undefeced] 23.Kh1?! Probaly just this White's move can be criticized in this game [White could continue own line with 23.Qf3! (the idea is Qh3 and Bh6) 23...Nc6 (23...f5 24.Be5+ Bf6 (24...Kh6 25.Nxf5+ Bxf5 26.Qh3+ Bh4 27.gxf5 Qg5+ 28.Kh1+−) 25.g5! Bxe5 26.Qh5! Black can't prevent Qh6 with subse−quent Ng6) 24.Qh3 h5 25.Nf5+ Bxf5 26.gxf5+− and no one can help to Black king] 23...Re8??

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[23...Kh8? 24.Qf3 Rg8 25.Nf5! (25.Bxg8?! weakening of big diagonal where White king is 25...Qxg8 26.Rxe7 Bc6 27.Re4 Nc5 and Black is ok) 25...Bxf5 26.gxf5 Qd7 27.Rg1+− with a decisive attack; But the correct 23...Nc6! would give Black the normal position 24.Qf3 (24.Nf5+ is not so good 24...Kh8 25.Bh6 Rg8 26.Bxg8 Kxg8 27.Qf3 Bxf5 28.gxf5 White is slightly bet−ter, but just slightly) 24...Nc7 25.Qg3! Nxd5 26.cxd5 Rc8 (26...Na5? 27.Bc7 Qe8 28.d6+−) 27.dxc6 Bxc6+ 28.Kg1 Bd7 without a light−square bishop advantage of White is no so huge; but at least something] 24.g5!+− Now it's over. Queen gets h5 square and Black king is undefenced 24...Kh8 [24...Bc6 also doesn't save 25.Bxc6 Nxc6 26.Qh5! fxg5 27.Bxg5 Bxg5 28.Rxe8 Qxe8 29.Qxg5++−] 25.Qh5 Rg8 26.Bxg8 Here all the moves were winning 26...Kxg8 27.g6 Bc6+ 28.Re4 Checkmate in 6! 28...Bxe4+ 29.dxe4 hxg6 30.Qxg6+ Kh8 31.Qh5+ Black resigned. A brilliant win! 1-0

(02) Kasimdzhanov,Rustam (2672) - Aronian,Levon (2768) [D46] 5th FIDE GP Jermuk (5), 13.08.2009 [GM Aveskulov, V] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.0-0 0-0 10.Qc2 Bb7 11.a3 a6 12.b4 a5 13.Rb1 axb4 14.axb4 Qe7 15.e4 e5

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16.Ne2 [There is no way don't show the game played in blindfold between Gelfand and An−and (Nice, 2008) : 16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Nxe5 Bxe5 18.Ne2 Qe6 19.f4 Ra2 20.Qd1 Ba1!

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One of the most amazing novelties of that year! 21.e5 c5!! 22.exf6 Bd4+! 23.Rf2 Bxf2+ 24.Kxf2 Qd5 25.Bb2 Qxg2+ 26.Ke1 c4 27.Bc2 Bf3 28.fxg7 Re8 29.Be5 f6 30.Bxh7+ Kxh7 31.g8Q+ Kxg8 0-1] 16...Bxb4 17.Ng3 g6 18.dxe5 Ng4 19.e6!?N [Svidler has played 19.Bg5 and also has won: 19...Qc5 20.e6 Nde5 21.Nxe5 Nxe5 22.Bf6 Qxc2 (White has a sufficient compensation after 22...Nxd3 23.Qxd3 fxe6 24.e5) 23.Bxc2 Bd6 24.Bb3 now White has a clear advantage 24...fxe6 25.Bxe6+ Nf7 26.f4 Bc8 27.Bb3 Re8 28.f5 Bxg3 29.hxg3 Rxe4 30.Ra1 Rxa1 31.Rxa1 Kf8 32.Ra7 Ne5 33.Rxh7 Nc4 34.fxg6 Be6 35.Bc2 Re2 36.Bd3 Re3 37.Bf5 Bd5 38.Kf2 Re8

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39.Bd7 Nd6 40.Bg7+ 1-0 Svidler−Karjakin, Baku, 2008. But Kasimdzhanov decided that Aronian had prepared something in this line and surprised him first.] 19...fxe6 20.Bg5 Qc5 [In the round 11 Leko improved play of Black: 20...Qd6 21.Be2 Rf7 22.Rbd1 Qf8 23.Nd4 Nxf2 24.Nxe6 Nxd1! 25.Nxf8 Bc5+ 26.Kh1 Rxf1+ 27.Nxf1 Nf2+ 28.Kg1 Nh3+ 29.Kh1 Nf2+ 30.Kg1 Nh3+ 31.Kh1 Nf2+ 1/2, Kasimdzhanov−Leko, Dzhermuk, 2009] 21.Qb3 Nde5 [21...Nge5 leads to the shift of moves 22.Qxe6+ (22.Be3 Qe7 23.Nxe5 Nxe5 24.Bxb5 cxb5 25.Qxb4 Qxb4 26.Rxb4 Bc6=) 22...Rf7 (22...Kg7? 23.Nxe5 Nxe5 24.Rxb4 Nxd3 25.Be7!+−) 23.Nxe5 Nxe5] 22.Qxe6+ Rf7 23.Nxe5 Nxe5 24.Be2 Qd6?! [24...Bc8!? also was possible; 25.Qb3 (25.Qe8+?? Rf8-+) 25...Ba5 26.Ra1 Nc4 blocking the diagonal a2−g8 27.Bxc4 bxc4 (27...Qxc4 28.Qxc4 bxc4 29.Be3 then Rfc1; White is better in this end−ing) 28.Qe3 Qe5 and Black is ok] 25.Qb3 Of course White is not going to change queens; Black king is less safe and can be attacked later 25...Bc5 26.Rbd1 Ra3 [In a case of 26...Qc7 White would reply 27.Kh1 with sub−sequent f2−f4, e4−e5; it is clear better] 27.Qc2 Bd4 28.Be3 [28.Bc1 leads to nothing special for White 28...Ra4 29.Be3 Rb4! defencing a pawn b5 and preparing c6−c5 30.Bxd4 Rxd4 31.f4 Nc4 32.Bxc4 bxc4 after c6−c5 Black is out of any danger] 28...Rxe3 [It doesn't seem that Black has enough compensation after 28...c5?! 29.Bxb5 Qb6 30.Rb1] 29.fxe3 Bxe3+ 30.Kh1

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As a result of the sacrifice of exchange Black has a pawn and all the black squares in the center. Usually it would be enough to say about equality. But in this position White is able to organize a serious pressure at the Black's position on the light squares. 30...Qe7 [Probaly Black could offer more resistance by means of 30...Rxf1+ 31.Nxf1 Bd4 32.Ne3 c5! a sacrifice

for the freeing one bishop and strengthening of another one (32...Qc5? 33.Qxc5 Bxc5 34.Ng4! Nxg4 35.Bxg4+− and Black's pair of bishops is not able to keep on White rook) 33.Bxb5 Kg7 and black−square blockade has some chances to save the game] 31.Rxf7 Nxf7 [31...Qxf7? 32.Qc3 Bf4 33.Rf1!+− with subsequent Nf5 or Qf3. Black is undefenced.] 32.Qb3! Bb6 33.Bg4!+− By series of accurate moves White pinned Black down 33...Kh8 34.Rd7 Qc5 35.Qb1 [35.Ne2! was even easier 35...Ne5 (35...Qf2 36.h3+−) 36.Rxb7 Nxg4 37.Qb2+ Ne5 38.Qa2!+− but move in the game doesn't let the win out of the hands.] 35...Ne5 36.Rxb7 Nxg4 37.h3 Nf6 [37...Ne5 changes nothing 38.Qa1 Qd4 (38...Bd8 39.Rb8 Qd6 40.Rxd8++−) 39.Qf1! Kg8 40.Rb8+ Bd8 41.Qf6 Qd1+ 42.Kh2 Nf7 43.e5 Qd4 44.Ne2+−] 38.e5 [White had a spectacular variation with the queen's maneouver but and ben 38.Qa1 Qd4 39.Qa8+ Ng8 40.Rxb6! Qxb6 41.Qa1++−] 38...Qxe5 [38...Nd5 39.Ne4 Qf8 (39...Qe3 40.Qf1+−) 40.Qa1! and Nf6 +−] 39.Rxb6 Qxg3 40.Qa1 Qf4 [After the most stubborn 40...Qd6 41.Qa8+ Kg7 42.Qxc6 Qxc6 43.Rxc6 White would be forced to demonstrate the technique of realization in the ending "rook and 2 pawns vs knight and 2 pawns on the one side". But I guess Armenian GM just didn't want to check out this stuff.] 41.Rb7 Black resigned. Rf7 is unavoidable. 1-0 (03) Kamsky,Gata (2717) - Inarkiev,Ernesto (2675) [C42] 5th FIDE GP Jermuk (5), 13.08.2009 [GM Aveskulov, V] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Be7 7.0-0 Nc6 8.Nc3 Nxc3 9.bxc3 Bg4 White has tried almost all the possible ac−tive lines in the Petrov's defence. And now there is a tendency to choose more simple variations in order to get the least possible ad−vantage and then to realize it. 10.h3 Kamskiy is first of GMs who plays this move [10.Re1 0-0 11.Bf4 Bd6 12.Bxd6 Bxf3 (12...cxd6 13.Re3 Qd7 14.h3 Bh5 15.Qd2 Rae8 16.Nh4 Rxe3 17.Qxe3 Qe6 18.Nf5 Rd8 19.Qg5 Bg6 20.Ne3 Be4 21.Re1 h6 22.Qh4 Qg6 23.Be2 Bxc2 24.Bh5 Qe4 25.Qg3 Bd3 26.f3 Qe7 27.Ng4 Qg5 28.f4 1-0 What is a miniature in the Pet−rov's defence! Topalov−Gelfand, Wijk−an−Zee, 2008) 13.Qxf3 Qxd6 14.Re3 Rae8 15.Rae1 Rxe3 16.Rxe3 g6 17.h4 Nb8 18.h5 Nd7 19.g4 Nf6 20.h6 Kh8 21.Re5 c6 22.c4 Ng8 23.Qe3 dxc4 24.Bxc4 g5 25.Rxg5 Nxh6 26.Qe4 f6 27.Rh5 f5 28.gxf5 Nxf5 29.Be6 Qxd4 30.Rxh7+ 1-0. One more spectacular and fast win here,

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Leko−Kasimdzhanov, Nalchik, 2009. The summary is that Black has some problems in such non−complicated line to solve.] 10...Bh5 11.Rb1 Rb8 12.g4 Bg6 13.Ne5

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13...Bxd3 [Black could also to take on e5 13...Nxe5 14.dxe5 Bc5 hinting White at weak situation of its king] 14.Nxd3 0-0= A total equality so far. 15.Qf3 Na5 Knight goes to c4 but it will come to there just 10 moves later. This is the root of all evil for Black. 16.Bf4 Rc8 [Black could easily bring the knight back closer to the center: 16...Nc4 But Inarkiev decided to strengthen a pawn d5 by move c7−c6.] 17.Rfe1 c6 18.Re2

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18...Bg5?! [There is nothing bad with the moves like 18...Re8 19.Rbe1 Nc4= Instead of this Black started a conflict on the king side with a knight on a5. It seems at least unlogi−cally.] 19.Bxg5 Qxg5 20.Rbe1 Now White is very slightly better. Black is still quite solid. 20...f5?! [Again Black doesn't bring the knight back 20...Nc4 21.Re7 Nd6 and Black is ok, for instance, 22.Nc5 h5 23.Nxb7 Ne4 24.Re5 Qd2=] 21.Qg3! f4?! [The coming back of the knight in this moment doesn't help too much: 21...Nc4 22.Nc5 Qh6 23.Nd7 f4 (23...Rfd8 24.Re7) 24.Qf3 Rfd8 25.Nc5 and pawn f4 is

falling down; The most serious attention had to be paid to the move 21...fxg4 22.hxg4 and then 22...Qg6 23.Re7 Rf7 still with a solid position] 22.Qf3 Now Black has a bad knight and a weak pawn on f4 22...Qd8 Preparing Rc7 to Re7 23.Nc5 [White has not something real in a case of 23.Re7 Rc7 24.Qe2 Rxe7 25.Qxe7 Qxe7 26.Rxe7 Rf7 27.Re8+ Rf8 28.Rxf8+ Kxf8 29.Nxf4 Kf7 with subsequent Na5−c4−a3−b5; White is not able to consolidate a position to get some advantage.] 23...Rf7 24.Ne6 Qh4

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[24...Qf6 is worst 25.Re5 Nc4 26.Rf5 Qe7 and in comparison with the game Black lost a tempo.] 25.Re5? [White missed the only mo−ment to fix an advantage: 25.Nxf4! Rcf8 26.Qg3! Qxg3+ 27.fxg3 and Black is in big troubles due to inability to put in order own pieces 27...Nc4 28.Ne6 Rb8 29.Ng5 Rff8 30.Kg2±] 25...Nc4 Finally knight is back! 26.Rh5 Qe7 27.Rf5 White wins a pawn but Black is in time to build a fortress 27...Re8 28.Qxf4 Rf6! 29.Rxf6 Qxf6 30.Qxf6 gxf6=

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There is a drawn ending on the board. But Kamskiy tries to put Black in troubles and fi−nally he forces his opponent to make a mis−take. 31.f4 Na3 Pawn c2 is undefenced. 32.f5 Nxc2 33.Re2 Na3 34.Kf2 Nb5 35.Re3 Nd6

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36.Kf3 Kf7 37.Kf4 h6 38.h4

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The White's plan is to keep g4−g5 in mind and to provoke from Black any weaknesses at the queen side. 38...Rh8 39.Re1 b6 40.a4 a5 41.Re2 White doesn't hurry to force the posi−tion. 41...Re8 42.Rb2 Nc4 43.Rh2 Rh8 44.Re2 Nd6 45.Re1 [White could transfer the position to a perspective ending 45.Nc7 Rc8 46.Re6 Rxc7 47.Rxd6 but here Black also has to make a draw. 47...Ke7 48.Re6+ Kf7 49.g5 fxg5+ 50.hxg5 hxg5+ 51.Kxg5 b5 52.Rh6 Kg8 53.Rd6 Kf7 54.axb5 cxb5 55.Rxd5 Rb7= and then b5−b4 or a5−a4] 45...Re8 46.Rb1 b5 47.Ra1

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47...bxa4 [47...Nc4 would be ok 48.g5 but here Black had to be careful 48...hxg5+ 49.hxg5 fxg5+ 50.Nxg5+ Kg7 51.Ne6+ Kf7 52.axb5 cxb5 53.Rh1 Rxe6! I think this sacri−fice is enough for making a draw. But maybe someone will find any way to prove the counter. 54.fxe6+ Kxe6

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55.Rh8 Kd7 56.Rb8 Kc6 57.Kf5 a4 and then Nb6 pushing a rook back to keep a pawn "a"] 48.Rxa4 Ra8 49.Nc5 Ra7 50.Ra1 Nb5 51.g5 Finally White plays g4−g5 51...hxg5+ 52.hxg5 fxg5+ 53.Kxg5

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53...Nxc3? [The most precise move was 53...Ra8! 54.Rh1 Rg8+ 55.Kf4 Nxc3 56.Rh6 Rg1=] 54.Rh1 Kg8? The fatal mistake. [Black could save the game by means of 54...Re7!= with following check on e4] 55.f6!+− Now it's over. 55...Rh7 [55...Nb5 56.Kg6 Nd6 (56...Nxd4 57.Rb1 Nb5 58.Re1 Ra8 59.f7+ with a checkmate) 57.Re1 with idea Re6 57...Kf8 58.Rb1 Ra8 59.Rh1 Kg8 60.Rh7 Rf8 61.Rd7+−] 56.Re1 Ne4+ 57.Kg6! [57.Nxe4? leads to a drawn position 57...dxe4 58.Rxe4 Rh1=] 57...Ra7 58.Nxe4 dxe4 59.Rxe4 The rest is easy 59...Kf8 [59...Ra8 60.Re7 a4 61.Rg7+ Kf8 62.Rh7+−] 60.Rh4 Kg8 61.Rh1 Rb7

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62.d5! White opens a line for the rook. 62...c5 [62...cxd5 63.Rc1 Rb8 64.Rc7 Rd8 65.Rg7+ Kf8 66.Rh7+−] 63.d6 c4 64.Rd1 Rd7 65.Rb1 Rd8 66.Rb7 c3 67.Rg7+ Kf8 68.Rh7 Black resigned. 1-0 (04) Sandipan,Chanda (2585) - Morozevich,Alexander (2751) [B81] Jubilee Open Zuerich (6), 12.08.2009 [GM Aveskulov, V] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 The popularity of this line is increasing day after day. 6...e6 7.g4 Be7 [Many decades move 7...d5 was being considered as the main reply to 6.h3. But now Black tries to find other alternative ways in order to get an interesting position.] 8.Bg2 Nfd7 A kind of prophylactic − knight moves away from g4−g5 9.Be3 Nc6 10.Qe2 0-0 There is a typical position for Sicil−ian on the board. 11.0-0-0 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Qc7 13.f4 Rb8 14.Ba7 Ra8 15.Bd4 A lot of players are ready to agree for a draw against Moro−zevich. I'm not sure that this is the right way for chess players (such games is a good school for everyone). 15...Re8

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Of course Morozevich decided to continue the game. Position is kind of unclear and no one can for sure to fix a draw in such types of posi−

tions. 16.g5?! A model move that allows Black to complete the development. [16.e5!? looks stronger. The idea of this move is to prevent b7−b5. 16...dxe5 (the changing of structure after 16...d5 17.f5 is quite ok for White. First, pawn e6 is fixed and can be a weakness after f4−f5xe6, second − pawn e5 will help to organ−ize something like f4−f5−f6. White is better.) 17.fxe5 and here after 17...Rb8 Indian GM could continue own playing for a draw by move Ba7. But objectively White can try to increase the pressure by move 18.Rhf1 its pieces are more active. And there is an evident target to attack on f7.] 16...b5 From now Black gets a comfortable position. b5−b4 is threatening. 17.a3 Gives Black a catch to start an attack. [Again 17.e5 was deserving an attention 17...Bb7 (after 17...d5 White gets an unex−pected opportunity of a sacrifice on d5: 18.Nxd5!? exd5 19.e6! Bb7 the only move (19...fxe6? 20.Qxe6+ Kh8 21.Qf7 Rg8 22.Bxd5+−) 20.exd7 Qxd7 21.Qd3 and due to an isolated pawn on d5 and the perfectly lo−cated bishop on d4 White has better chances. For instance, 21...Bd6 22.f5! Bf4+ 23.Kb1 Bxg5 24.h4 with a dangerous attack.) 18.Bxb7 Qxb7 19.exd6 Bxd6 20.Rhf1 e5 21.fxe5 Nxe5 22.Ne4 and White is slightly better because of opportunities to attack a king.] 17...Rb8 Black prepares an opening of line "b" 18.h4 b4 19.axb4 Rxb4

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20.h5?! Considering the following course of the game one can easily say that this move is not provided for by the plan. [20.f5!? was probably better. Pawn e6 is stuck with a de−fence of a d5−square. So Black has to con−tinue own play on the queen−side 20...Qa5 21.fxe6 fxe6 22.Nb1! Knight frees square c3 for a bishop and the 3rd rank for the rooks. White is more perspective due to the pawn g5 that restricts Black pieces and the pawns d6,e6 that need a care about themselves.] 20...Qa5

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Now e6−e5 is threatening. Practically the only move here is 21.Nb1

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21...e5! Bravely, interestingly and correctly! If the pawn h was placed on h4 it wouldn't hap−pen probably. But now Black bishop has an excellent prospect on the g5 square 22.Bc3 Nc5! Black continues to increase pressure for the White's position [Black could save an ex−change by the move 22...Qb5 but in fact White needs this bishop to protect black squares weakened once by move h4−h5.] 23.g6?! [Probably White had to take a present: 23.Bxb4 Qxb4 24.Nc3 exf4 25.Nd5 Bxg5! 26.Nxb4 f3+ 27.Qd2 Bxd2+ 28.Rxd2 fxg2 29.Rxg2 Nxe4= with an equal ending. Move played in the game allows Black to increase the pressure till the very top.] 23...Be6! Black develops all of pieces. 24.Qd2 [Unexpectedly White can play 24.f5!? Bg5+ 25.Rd2! the only move 25...Ba2 (25...Bxd2+?? 26.Qxd2+−) 26.h6! creating a counterplay on the king−side 26...fxg6! (26...Bxh6? 27.gxf7+ Bxf7 28.Rxh6 gxh6 29.Rxd6 Qc7 winning an exchange but losing a position 30.Rxh6 Rbb8 31.Qg4+ Kh8 32.f6± with the strongest attack) 27.fxg6 hxg6 28.Qg4 Ne6 29.hxg7 Kxg7 30.Qh3 Bf4 of course the whole line is very unforced for both sides but it well demonstrates that White had to look for any counterplay in order to avoid of the dead end.] 24...Rc8!

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Bishop c3 is pinned with a Nb3 move from now 25.f5 [A capturing on f7 25.gxf7+ wouldn't change something 25...Kf8 and there are the same problems for White; 25.Bxb4?? Nb3#] 25...Qa1! Black breaks through White's de−fence. Now Rb2 is a threat that can't be pre−vented without a damage. 26.Qe3 Rxb2! One who reads my annotations to the games could pay the attention that I'm not very lavish to mark moves with "!" But now this is already 6th in a row "!" The explanation of this mistery is very easy; Black plays excellent chess on this part of the game. 27.Kd2

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27...h6?? Overpraised... [Probably Russian GM was sure about the result of the game and for a moment lost a control. Otherwise he would easily find the another strong move 27...Rxc2+! after previous 6 moves this one doesn't look very difficult 28.Ke1 (28.Kxc2 Qa2+ 29.Bb2 Nxe4+-+) 28...Qa4 29.Bf3 (29.fxe6 Rxg2 30.exf7+ Kh8! 31.Nd2 Qc2-+) 29...Bc4 Black is 2 pawns up and position of White is completely crushed.] 28.Ke1! From now Black is forced to start from the very be−ginning. 28...Bd7 29.gxf7+ Kf8 30.Nd2? White develops a knight with a tempo. But this move puts White to the new problems. The point of this mistake is a pawn c2. It is unde−

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fenced after Nd2 [The right way was 30.Bxb2! Qxb2 31.Qc3 and White is relatively ok] 30...Qa2 31.Bxb2 Qxb2 Now Qc3 is impossi−ble. 32.Rh3 [32.Nb3 woudln't help White 32...Bg5 33.Qf3 Na4 with a decisive intrusions] 32...Qxc2-+ For the sacrificed exchange Black has one pawn (plus that one on f7) + bad king on e1 + high level of activity of minor pieces and queen. The summary is that Black is win−ning (second time in the game). 33.Bf1 Bg5 34.Qa3 Nxe4 One more pawn 35.Nxe4 Qxe4+ 36.Be2 Bb5? [Black could (but didn't) easily take another pawn to completely break through the White's defence 36...Bxf5 37.Rxd6 (37.Qxd6+? loses immediately 37...Be7-+) 37...Bh4+ 38.Kf1 Qf4+ 39.Rf3 Bh3+ 40.Kg1 Qg4+-+] 37.Qf3 Now show is going on. 37...Qb4+ 38.Kf1

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38...Bc6?! [Black misses one more strongest solution (probably Morozevich was under seri−ous time pressure) 38...e4! 39.Qg4 (39.Qa3 Bxe2+ 40.Kxe2 Qb5+ 41.Kf2 Qxf5+-+) 39...Rc2 40.Bxb5 Qxb5+ 41.Kg1 Qe5-+ and central Black pawns are ready to finish the game.] 39.Qa3 Qe4 40.Qf3 Qb4 41.Qa3 Qf4+ Of course there is no talk about a draw. 42.Kg1 Qe4 43.Bf3! White changes light−squred bishops in order to deprive Black an advantage of two bishops. [Black is much bet−ter after 43.Qf3 Qxf3 44.Bxf3 e4 45.Be2 d5] 43...Be3+ [Another edition of the mass trades 43...Qe3+ leads to the same positions 44.Qxe3 Bxe3+ 45.Kf1 Bc5! (45...e4?? 46.Bxe4!=; 45...Bb5+ 46.Be2 anyway change is forced) 46.Bxc6 Rxc6] 44.Kh1 [44.Kg2?? Qg4+-+] 44...Bc5! a little tactic 45.Bxe4 Bxe4+ 46.Qf3 White leaves Black a black−squared bishop due to its pawns are located on f5 and h5. 46...Bxf3+ 47.Rxf3

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47...Kxf7 48.f6! White creates a counterplay. From now position is very unclear. Black can't realize own advantage without a voluntary help from the opponent. 48...gxf6 49.Rdf1 a5 50.Rxf6+ Ke7 51.Rxh6 a4 Pawn is in time to get an a3 square where it will be well protected by the bishop. 52.Rg6 a3 53.Rg3! [The only saving opportunity for White in this ending is a pawn "h". That's why White rook goes behind of it. Another way was 53.Rb1! threatening with a check from b7 and pushing Black king away from the "h" line 53...Kd7 54.h6 with subse−quent maneouver of the king to the center.] 53...Rh8 54.Rh3 Rh6

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Black is forced to place own rook in such poor position in order to stop White pawn. 55.Kg2 Ke6 56.Rb1? A strange unprincipled move. [The logical 56.Kg3 with the bringing king to help an h−pawn. Hardly to believe that Black can win such position.] 56...e4 57.Rb5 The move is directed against of Kd5 [57.Kg3?? is badly because of 57...Bd4!-+] 57...Kd7 King is going around [57...Kd5? 58.Rxa3 and task of White is to sacrifice a rook for a pawn+bishop. That doesn't look so impossilby.] 58.Kg3 Kc6 59.Ra5? [The right move was 59.Rb8! d5 60.Rc8+ Kd6 61.Ra8 Kc7 62.Rh1 and White rooks create a lot of threats that don't give

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Black chance to win this game.] 59...Kb6? [Both opponents (tired of many hours of play−ing) have missed a move 59...Rh8! restricting the rook a5 60.Rh1 (60.Kg4 e3 61.Rxa3 Bxa3 62.Rxe3-+ with absolutely winning position; 60.h6 Kb6 61.Ra4 d5 rook is trapped 62.Kg4 Kb5 63.Rhxa3 Bxa3 64.Rxa3 Rxh6-+) 60...e3-+ and uncoordinated White forces are not able to stop Black pawns.] 60.Ra8 Rook is free! 60...e3 61.Rh1 [Probably 61.Rh2!? was more safer; in order to keep Black pawns along of 2nd rank] 61...Kb5 62.Kg4

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White's counterplay is coming. Game is going to be sharper. 62...Kb4 63.Kg5 Re6 64.h6 e2 65.h7 Bd4 66.Re1 [66.h8Q?? Bxh8 67.Raxh8 e1Q 68.Rxe1 Rxe1-+] 66...d5? [66...Kb3! would save an advantage 67.Rb8+ (67.h8Q? Bxh8 68.Rxh8 Kc2 and White is losing 69.Rh3 (69.Ra8 Kd2 70.Rxe2+ Rxe2 71.Rxa3 d5 and Nalimov endgame tablebases says that Black is winning) 69...Kd2 70.Rhh1 d5-+ with a win−ning position) 67...Kc2 68.Ra8 Kd2 69.Rxe2+ Rxe2 70.Rxa3 and realization of an extra bishop needs a good technique from Black.] 67.h8Q? Losing in the moment. [The natural check 67.Rb1+! would save this long−suffering game for White 67...Kc3 68.Rxa3+ Kc2 69.Rh1 e1Q 70.Rxe1 Rxe1 71.Ra5! and Black can't save a pawn d5 71...Re5+ 72.Kg4 Kb3 73.h8Q Re4+ 74.Kf5 Bxh8 75.Rxd5 and according to the mentioned abouve Nalimov's tablebases position is a drawn. Of course it should be proved on the board.] 67...Bxh8 68.Rxh8 d4-+

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There is no way to stop Black pawns. 69.Rh3 a2 70.Rd3 a1Q [70...Kc4 also was winning 71.Ra3 d3 72.Rxa2 Kb3!] 71.Rxa1 Kc4! 72.Rda3 e1Q 73.Ra4+ Kd5 74.Ra5+ Qxa5 75.Rxa5+ Kc4 76.Ra4+ Kc3 White resigned. 0-1 (05) Harikrishna,Penteala (2679) - Pelletier,Yannick (2574) [A46] Jubilee Open Zuerich (6), 12.08.2009 [GM Aveskulov, V] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 c5 4.e3 Be7 5.Nbd2 b6 6.c3 Bb7 7.Bd3 0-0 8.Qe2 Nc6 9.a3 White prepares b2−b4 9...d5

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10.Bf4 [White immediately changes the plan as Black slightly weakened an e5 square. By the way 10.b4 was not so good in this moment because of 10...Ne4! 11.Bxe7 (11.Bxe4 dxe4 12.Nxe4 cxb4 13.axb4 f6 14.Bf4 Nxb4 15.Nxf6+ Rxf6 16.cxb4 Bxb4+ and Black gets a serious initiative) 11...Nxe7 12.Rc1 cxb4 13.cxb4 Rc8 14.0-0 Nc3 15.Qe1 f6 and Black is ok.] 10...Bd6 Black also fights for the square e5 11.Bg3 Qe7 12.Ne5 Nd7 [Black could take on e5 12...Bxe5 13.dxe5 Nd7 14.f4 and to play say 14...f5 with a good position. But Pelletier has decided don't change the structure in the center.] 13.f4 f6 14.Nxd7 Qxd7

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As a result of the fighting for the square e5 Black got a normal position with better pros−pect. It can bring the knight to e4 (via e7−f5−d6) or to prepare e6−e5 (this one is more doubtful). But anyway White is very solid and position should be estimated as equal. 15.Nf3 a5 [I would prefer 15...Ne7 16.0-0 c4 17.Bc2 Nf5 18.Nh4 Rae8 19.Nxf5 exf5 with a com−pletely drawn position] 16.0-0 Rfe8?! A wrong idea. Black seems would like to play e6−e5. But this break will help White to get some play on the king side (starting with Ng5) [Again I would prefer 16...Ne7] 17.Rad1 A secret rook move. White is ready for e6−e5. 17...Qc7 18.Bh4 Ne7 19.g4 Preventing Nf5 19...Qd7 20.Qc2 h6

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Position is still about equality. But now White starts sharp actions. 21.Ne5! White made some use of "empty" Black's moves (a5, Rfe8) and creates first real threats. 21...fxe5 [21...Qc7 22.Bh7+ Kf8 doesn't look very nice for a human player. Maybe computer would like to play this kind of position.] 22.fxe5 Bxe5 [The retreat 22...Bc7? is very bad 23.Bh7+ Kh8 24.Rf7! and it happened that Black is los−ing here 24...Bc6 25.Rdf1 Ba4 26.Qb1 Rac8 27.Bxe7+− That's why Black decided to give

the extra material back immediately] 23.dxe5 Rf8 Now check on h7 is not so dangerous; square f7 is defenced. 24.Qe2 Rxf1+ 25.Rxf1 Rf8 26.Bc2 [26.Bh7+ leads to nothing good for White 26...Kxh7 27.Rxf8 Ng6 28.Rd8 the best a) 28.Qc2 d4 29.cxd4 Qc6 30.d5 Qxd5 31.e4 Qc6-+; b) 28.Qd3 d4! with the threats Qd5 and c5−c4 29.exd4 (29.Bg3?? Qc6 30.Kf2 c4-+; 29.Rb8 c4 30.Qxd4 Qc6 31.e4 Nxh4∓) 29...Qd5 30.Kf2 Qh1 31.Be7 (31.Bg3 Be4-+) 31...Be4 32.Qf1! Qxh2+ 33.Ke3 Nxf8 34.Bxf8 Bd5∓ with an huge advantage in the ending; 28...Qc7 29.Qd3 (29.Qc2 Qxe5 with the similar variations) 29...c4 30.Qc2 Qxe5 31.Bf2 Qc7 32.Rh8+!? (32.Bh4? Qc6∓ and White can't de−fence well against a d5−d4 threat) 32...Kxh8 33.Qxg6 with unclear position. White also wants to bring own bishop to the big diagonal with some threats to Black king.; The equal position would come after 26.Rxf8+ Kxf8 27.Bh7 g5 28.Bg3 d4 29.exd4 cxd4 30.cxd4 Kg7 31.Bc2 Qxd4+ 32.Qf2 Qd5 33.Qf6+ Kg8 34.Bh7+ Kxh7 35.Qxe7+= The move made in the game puts White in the problems.] 26...Rxf1+ 27.Qxf1

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[More deliberately was 27.Kxf1 bringing the king away from the dangerous corner of the board 27...d4 28.Qd3 Qd5 29.Bxe7 Qh1+ 30.Kf2 (30.Ke2 Bf3+ 31.Kf2 Qg2+ 32.Ke1 Qg1+ 33.Kd2 dxe3+ 34.Qxe3 Qxh2+ 35.Kc1 (35.Kd3 Bxg4 and already Black plays for a win) 35...Qh1+ 36.Kd2 Qg2+=) 30...Ba6! 31.Qxa6 Qxh2+ 32.Kf3 Qh1+ 33.Ke2 Qg2+ 34.Ke1 (34.Kd3?? Qf1+-+) 34...Qg3+! 35.Kd1 Qg1+ 36.Ke2 Qxe3+ 37.Kd1 Qg1+=] 27...d4 28.Bxe7? [The absolutely equal position could happen after 28.exd4 cxd4 29.Qd3 Qd5 30.Qe4! (the key move of the variation) 30...dxc3 31.Bxe7 Qxe4 32.Bxe4 Bxe4 33.bxc3= From now Black gets an unpleasant initiative] 28...Qxe7 29.cxd4 cxd4 30.Bg6 In−dian GM couldn't find something better than to

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make some battery "queen+bishop" near the opponent's king [White is bad also in a case of 30.exd4 Qg5 31.Qe2 Qf4 32.Bb3 Qxd4+ 33.Kf1 Bd5! an unexpected strong move 34.Bxd5 exd5 35.e6 Kf8 36.e7+ Ke8∓ and Black is much better because of the central location of the queen] 30...dxe3

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31.Qf4 e2 [31...Qd7 also would lead to the big advantage 32.Qxe3 (32.Qf1 Bc6 and Bb5 -+) 32...Qd1+ 33.Kf2 Qxg4 with a such exemplary variation: 34.Qxb6 Qg2+ 35.Ke1 Qh1+ 36.Kd2 Qxh2+ 37.Kc1 Qf4+ 38.Kc2 Be4+ 39.Bxe4 Qxe4+ 40.Kd1 Qxe5∓] 32.Kf2 Ba6 33.Ke1 Bb5! Defencing square e8 in order to free Black queen to go away from e7 (say to c5) 34.a4 The only 34...Qh4+ 35.Qf2 Qxf2+? [A mistake. Analyze says that "more winning" po−sition is in the queen ending: 35...Qd8! 36.Qf7+ Kh8 37.Bc2 Bd3 38.Bxd3 (38.Bb3?? Qd4-+) 38...Qxd3 39.Qf8+ Kh7 40.Qd6 Qf3 41.Kd2 Qxg4 42.Qxb6 Qxa4 43.Kxe2 Qe4+ 44.Kd2 Qxe5-+] 36.Kxf2 Bxa4 37.Kxe2

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In practice side who has an extra pawn in the same−colour bishops ending usually wins this ending. A threat of the change of bishops with a transfer to the winning pawn ending helps it to increase the advantage to the very win. In

this game Black also won. But not without a help from the White's side. 37...Kf8 38.h4 Ke7 39.Kd3 Bd1 40.g5 This changing of the pawn structure was inevitable. 40...hxg5 41.hxg5 King side is frozen. 41...Bb3 42.Kc3 Bd5 43.b4 Placing the pawn White makes a new weakness. But even after this it could make a draw. [The easy marking time also made a draw: 43.Bd3 Kd7 44.Bb5+ don't letting Black king go to c6 44...Bc6 45.Bd3 Kc7 46.Kd4 Bf3 47.Bc4 Kd7 48.Bb5+ Bc6 49.Bd3 and I don't see how Black can imrpove own position.] 43...Kd7 44.b5 [After 44.bxa5? bxa5 the task of Black would simplify too much. 45.Bd3 Kc6 46.Bc2 Kb5 47.Bd3+ Kc5 48.Bc2 Ba2 49.Kb2 Bc4 50.Kc3 Kd5-+; But staying on the place like 44.Bc2 White also could save the game 44...Kc6 (44...Bc6 is not very helpful 45.Bd3 Ba4 46.Bc4 Ke7 47.Be2) 45.Ba4+! b5 46.Bc2 a4 47.Kb2 Bf3 48.Bd3 again Black can't im−prove own position.] 44...Ke7

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A queen side is completely closed for the Black king. That's why all the attention is to the king side from now. 45.Bd3 Bf3 Bishop is be−ing transferred to f5 46.g6 White prevents a maneouver of the king to g6. The most inter−esting part of the game is coming. An estima−tion will be changing move after move. 46...Bg4 47.Bc2 Bf5 48.Kd2? White doesn't see the saving idea, demonstrated by Roman Viliavin. [48.Kb2! a4 49.Bb1! a3+ 50.Ka1=

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and White king is going but and ben (a1-a2−a1...). When Black bishop goes to g4 or h3 White bishop immediately moves to d3 to pro−tect a pawn on b5 and then king is continuing own dancing (a1-a2−a1...)] 48...Ke8? [The best continuation was 48...a4! and White should be very careful to make a draw: 49.Bxa4 Bxg6 50.Ke3 Kf7 51.Bd1! bringing the bishop to a diagonal a6−f1 (the wrong plan is to leave a bishop on a4 and to try to close the side by alone king: 51.Kf4? Bd3 52.Kg5 Be2 53.Kf4 Bc4! the best place for the bishop; at−tacking on b5 and defencing on e6 54.Kg5 g6 55.Kh6 (55.Kf4 Kg7 56.Kg4 Kh6 and then g6−g5 and check on e2 57.Kh4 g5+ 58.Kg4 Be2+ 59.Kg3 Kg6 60.Bc2+ Kf7 61.Ba4 (61.Be4 also doesn't help White 61...Bxb5 62.Kg4 Bc4 63.Kxg5 b5-+) 61...Bd3! and King goes to f5 62.Kg4 Kg6 63.Bb3 Be2+! an important check 64.Kg3 Kf5-+) 55...Bd3! Black has to hand the turn to White 56.Kg5 (56.Bd1 Bxb5 57.Bc2 Bc4 58.Bxg6+ Kf8 59.Kg5 Kg7-+) 56...Bf1 57.Kh6 Bc4! mission is completed 58.Kg5 Kg7 59.Kg4 Kh6 with a transfer to position analyzed after 55.Kf4) 51...Bf5 52.Bh5+ (52.Kf4? Bd3-+) 52...g6 53.Be2 g5 54.Bc4 this place is the best also for the White bishop 54...Kg6 55.Kf3 Kh5 56.Kg3 Bg4 57.Bb3 and Black can't achieve any new progress] 49.Kc3 Kf8? [49...a4! again was the best option 50.Bxa4 (50.Kb2? a3+-+) 50...Bxg6 51.Kd4 Kf7 52.Bd1 Bf5 53.Bh5+ g6 54.Be2 g5 55.Ke3 Kg6 56.Kf2 Bb1 (56...Be4 57.Bg4! Kf7 58.Be2) 57.Bg4 Ba2 58.Ke3 Bc4 59.Kd4 Bd5 60.Kd3 and White has built a new fortress] 50.Kd2? [50.Kb2! a4 51.Bb1!=] 50...Kg8 King is ready to lead a pawn "g" 51.Kc3

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51...a4! Now this move is winning 52.Bxa4 The only 52...Bxg6 53.Bb3 Bf7 54.Bc2 [The fastest bringing king to the king side already doesn't help White 54.Kd4 Kh7 55.Ke4 Kg6 56.Kf3 Kh5 57.Kg3 otherwise Black king would come to h4 with subsequent g7−g5−g4 -+ 57...Kg5 58.Bc2 Be8 59.Bd3 g6 with a cug−cwang that we will see again later] 54...Be8 55.Bd3 g6 56.Bc4 [56.Kd4 Kg7 57.Ke3 Kh6 58.Kf4 Kh5 59.Kg3 Kg5-+ look at the comment to move 54] 56...Bd7 57.Kd4 Kg7 58.Ke3 Kh6 59.Kf3 Kh5 60.Bd3 Kg5 61.Ke3 [After 61.Kg3 Be8 there is a cugcwang. Bishop should con−trol in one time b5 and f5 squares. And king is keeping Black king from going aroung maneouver. But someone has to move. 62.Kf3 Kh4-+] 61...Be8 62.Kf3 Kh4 63.Be4 g5 64.Bd3 Bh5+ 65.Kg2 Bg4 66.Bc4 [Another cugcwang position would happen in a case of 66.Kh2 Bh3! now King controls the square g3 and bishop is in on guard of f1 and f5 squares 67.Bc4 Bf5 now Black king goes to pawn e5 with an easy win] 66...Bf5 White resigned. A pawn e5 is undefenced.[66...Bf5 67.Kf3 Kh3 68.Bf1+ Kh2 or pawn "g" is unstoppable. A very instructive ending!] 0-1 (06) Areshchenko,Alexander (2651) - Jussupow,Artur (2570) [C74] Jubilee Open Zuerich (8), 14.08.2009 [IM Polivanov, A] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.c3 f5 Quite active continuation in Deferred Steinitz Defence. 6.exf5 Bxf5 7.0-0 [But White has de−cided to react in a calm way. At least, 7.d4 e4 8.d5!? exf3 9.Qxf3 Qe7+ 10.Kd1 Be4 11.Qh3 promises a more joyous life.] 7...Bd3 8.Re1 Be7 Whereas White is going to eliminate bishop d3, Black has thought about castle pre−paring. 9.Bc2 [9.Qb3 b5 10.Qd5 Qd7 11.Qxd3 bxa4, and White is too undeveloped.] 9...Bxc2 10.Qxc2 Nf6 11.d4 e4

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12.Nfd2 [12.Ng5 appears more agressive, but: 12...d5 13.f3 (13.Ne6? Qd7) 13...h6 14.Nh3 0-0 15.Nd2 exf3 16.Nxf3, and after 16...Rf7! Black should equalize with accurate play(16...Bd6? 17.Bxh6!)] 12...d5 13.f3 exf3 14.Nxf3 0-0 15.Bg5 Qd7 [15...Ne4 also not bad − 16.Bxe7 Nxe7 17.Nbd2 Nxd2 18.Qxd2 Ng6=, Sulskis−Yandemirov, Anibal op 2000] 16.Nbd2 In game Alavkin−Yandemirov, Kazan 2009 a draw was agreed here, but for Areshchenko it's still the very outset. 16...Rae8 17.Bxf6N [Instead of previously played 17.Re2, White decides to switch immediately to the concrete plan − knight goes to e3, with simultaneous pressure on d5 and route g4−e5.] 17...Bxf6 18.Nf1

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But Jussupow has discovered these inten−tions. 18...Nd8! Square e5 will be covered from f7, and pawn d5 will get a help after c7−c6. 19.Ne3 Nf7 20.h3 c6 21.Ng4 Be7 Stand on d6 even better than f6. 22.Re2 [22.Nge5 Nxe5 23.Nxe5 Qc7, and after Bd6 Black is slightly better.] 22...Bd6 23.Rae1 Bg3 Fighting for the file "e". Thus White is compelled to exchange both rooks. 24.Rxe8 Rxe8 25.Rxe8+ Qxe8 26.Qf5 Otherwise after Qe8−e6 Black may think about more than simple equality. 26...Nd6 27.Qg5 Ne4 28.Nf6+ [Trick 28.Nh6+

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Seemingly, a "dead" draw − almost full sym−metry, and so on. But only a winning permits Areshchenko to aspire to the victory in whole tournament. So he plays further. 31.Qc7 Kh7 32.a4 Of course, taking pawn b7 leads to im−mediate draw due perpetual check Qf4 etc. 32...a5 Yep, allowing a4−a5 is not necessary. 33.b4 Ne4 [33...Qxc3 guarantees a peace treaty: 34.bxa5 (34.b5 Qc1=) 34...Qb3=] 34.Qe5 [Using the opportunity, White is pinning black knight. 34.bxa5 is useless: 34...Nxc3 35.Qxb7 Qf4+ 36.Kh1 Qc1+ 37.Kh2= (37.Ng1?? Ne2-+)] 34...Qxc3 35.bxa5 Qxa5 Now Black is pawn more − hence, White has nothing to do but to persuade black king with checks... 36.Qf5+ Kg8 37.Qc8+ Kh7 38.Nh4

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38...Qxa4?? [Unbelievable! Jussupow has chosen hardly the only way to lose this game. The most secure path to draw − protection square f5: 38...Nd6 39.Qd7 Qb4 40.Nf5 Nxf5 41.Qxf5+=] 39.Qf5+ Kg8 [39...Kh8 40.Ng6+ Kh7 41.Ne7++−] 40.Qe6+ Kh7 41.Qg6+ Luck smiles to the one who plays to the end. Eternal truth...[41.Qg6+ Kg8 42.Nf5+−] 1-0

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(07) Morozevich,Alexander (2751) - Avrukh,Boris (2641) [D20] Jubilee Open Zuerich (9), 15.08.2009 [IM Polivanov, A] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 I read somewhere the next phrase by one grandmaster: "If I doubt to play Queen's Accepted, that's only because of 3.e4". 3.e4 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Bxc4 Nb6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Ne2 Be6?! [Opening inexactness − 7...Bg4 8.f3 Be6 is a little bit more accurate. Why? We'll see.] 8.Nbc3 Bc4 [Denial from bishop's exchange doesn't provide a benefit: 8...Qd7 9.Ne4 Bd5 10.0-0 (10.Nc5 Qg4) 10...e6 11.a3 Be7 12.Qc2! (preventing short castle) 12...0-0-0 13.Nc5 Qe8 14.Be3±, Ilju−shin−Rustemov, TCh−RUS 2009] 9.Bxc4 [In case of 9.Be4 e6 10.0-0 Qd7 11.b3 Ba6, Bur−makin−Vaulin, RUS Cup 2001, Black is ready for Nc6−e7−d5 route with good play. Besides, point e4 should be occupied by knight instead of bishop.] 9...Nxc4

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10.0-0N [Looks like Moro isn't acquainted with subtleties of this variation also. 10.Qb3 Nb6 11.e6 fxe6 12.0-0! appears almost as a refuta−tion: (12.Qxe6?! Qd7 13.Qe4 0-0-0 14.0-0 e6=, Van Wely−Shirov, Amber 2002) 12...Qd7 (12...Nxd4 13.Nxd4 Qxd4 (it could be a check with pawn on f3!) 14.Nb5 Qd7 15.Bf4 Nd5 16.Nxc7+! Nxc7 17.Qxb7+−) 13.Rd1 0-0-0 14.a4! a5 (14...Na5 15.Qb5!) 15.Bf4 g6 16.Nb5 Nd5 17.Rac1 Nxf4 18.Nxf4 Bh6 19.Rxc6! Bxf4 20.Na7+ Kb8 21.Ra6!+−, Jedynak−Zilberman, Oberwart 2007 − excellent victory by Polish grandmaster.] 10...e6 11.Qb3 Nb6 12.Rd1 Black knight is heading for d5, the white one − to e4−c5. 12...Nb4 13.a3 N4d5 14.Ne4 Qd7 It's become clear, that castle to king side is dubious in view of Qg3 with attack (remember 7...Bg4!). So Avrukh is going to prepare 0-0-0. 15.Bg5 h6 16.Bd2 a5 [As 16...0-0-0 is met by 17.a4, Black wants to advance a5−a4, or at least to cover pawn a5 by the dint of Nd5−b4.]

17.a4 Moro chooses second path. 17...Nb4 18.Nc5 Qd5 [18...Bxc5 19.dxc5 N6d5 20.Bxb4 axb4 21.Nf4 with extra pawn.] 19.Qg3! [White has reasonably refuted queen's swap 19.Qxd5 N4xd5 20.Nxb7 − after 20...Nc4 21.b3 (21.Bc3 Rb8) 21...Nxd2 22.Rxd2 Bb4 Black is able to boast of something like active play.] 19...0-0-0 20.Bxb4 [Knight's transition to b5 looks attrac−tive: 20.Nc3 Qc6 (pawn is untouchable − 20...Qxd4 21.Be3 Qc4 22.Rxd8+ Kxd8 23.b3! Qxc3 24.Bg5++−) 21.Nb5, although 21...Kb8 22.Rdc1 N6d5 kind of rebuts a direct threats.] 20...axb4 21.Nf4 Qc6 22.a5 Nc4 23.Nb3

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[Moro declines again a possibility of material's winning: 23.Rac1 Bxc5 24.Rxc4 Qe4 25.Qe3 (25.Rxc5?! Rxd4�) 25...Qxe3 26.fxe3 Be7 27.Nd3, and pawn b4 is falling. Explanation is very simple − in decisive games like this (last round, by the way) one always wanted to fulfill a perspective position into mate attack, but not to the "just" better ending...] 23...g5?! [Avrukh makes this move at the wrong time − first, it was needed to stock up with pawn: 23...Nxb2 24.Rdc1 Qe4 25.Ra2 g5 (just now) 26.Nxe6 fxe6 27.Rxb2 h5 − h4−h3 can bring some counterplay.] 24.Nd3 Qd5 25.Rdc1 Kb8 26.a6 b6 White arranged own pieces to the best places, and now it comes a move of monstrous power. 27.Qf3! With threats Rxc4, Qxf7, Qf6... What Black has to do? 27...g4 [As if gesture of despair, but 27...Qxf3 28.gxf3 b5 29.Na5 Nxa5 30.Rxa5 Ka7 31.Rc6! puts Black on the verge of defeat. So, Avrukh decides: if dying, than with a vengeance!] 28.Qe2!? [To everyone's surprise, White is neglected 28.Qxf7, which in common with Nd3−f4 could bring destruction. Apparently, Moro has chosen to keep to scheme, like in 27...Qxf3 case − knight's c4 elimination.] 28...b5 29.Nf4 Qd7 30.Na5 Nxa5 31.Rxa5 c6 32.a7+ Ka8 33.Ra6 After pawn's c6 falling, diagonal a8−h1 will become a deadly menacing... 33...c5

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[33...Rc8 34.Qe4] 34.g3? [To all appearance, Moro rejected variation 34.dxc5 Bxc5 35.Rxc5 Qd1+ 36.Qf1 Qd4... but what about 37.Rxb5 Qxf4 38.Rb8+ with coming mate?!] 34...Qb7! [The only move to keep on a fight. 34...cxd4 35.Rb6+−] 35.Rca1? [Demoralized by such turn of events, White has made another mis−take. It was necessary to switch own attention to pawn b5: 35.Ra5 c4 36.b3! Rxd4 37.bxc4 bxc4 38.Rxc4 Rxc4 39.Qxc4 Bg7 (39...Be7 will be vulnerable: 40.Rb5 Rc8 41.Rxb7 Rxc4 42.Rxe7 b3 43.Nd3) 40.Rc5! (40.Rb5?! Rc8! 41.Qf1 Rc1!) 40...Rd8 41.Nd3 with good chances for a victory, as the black king is weakier than the white one.] 35...Rxd4 Now Black comes untwisted, and pawns "b" and "�" will go further... 36.b3 [36.Qxg4 Be7!, prevent−ing Ra6−b6.] 36...Be7 37.R6a5 c4 38.Qxg4 Rhd8 39.h4 Rd2 [Avrukh missed the blow 39...h5! 40.Qxh5 Rxf4 41.gxf4 Rg8+ 42.Kf1 Qh1+ 43.Ke2 Qe4+-+ − but position doesn't require already such "severe" methods, it can be won step by step.] 40.Nh3 c3 41.Rf1 c2 42.Raa1 Bc5 43.Rac1 Qd5

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Now Black is going to take pawn b3 − and all will fall to the ground.44.Qf4 Qxb3 45.Kh2 Qc4 46.Qf3+ Qd5 47.Qxf7 b3 Next actions don't demand any comments. 48.Nf4 Qb7

49.Qg6 Bxf2 50.Kh3 Rc8 51.Nd3 Bd4 52.Nb4 b2 53.Rxc2 Qg2+ 54.Kg4 Rdxc2 55.Nxc2 Qe2+ What a nervous game! Avrukh walked through a loss... and he deserved this victory, which brings to him sharing of the first place in tournament. 0-1 (08) Kuzubov,Yuriy (2635) - Areshchenko,Alexander (2651) [D47] Jubilee Open Zuerich (9), 15.08.2009 [IM Polivanov, A] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 Meran System − good choice as for de−cisive game. 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 Bd6 9.Qc2 [One of ideas in Zvjagintsev varia−tion 8...Bd6 − to meet 9.e4 with 9...e5] 9...Bb7 [For sure, Black should defend pawn c6 − 9...0-0 10.Ne4!] 10.Bd2

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[White is delaying with castle. Main theoretical disputes are conducted now in 10.0-0 0-0 11.a3 (blocking b2−b4 − a basic motive here) 11...a6!? (11...a5; 11...Qe7) 12.b4 a5 13.Rb1 axb4 14.axb4 Qe7 15.e4 e5 16.Ne2 Bxb4 17.Ng3 g6 18.dxe5 Ng4 with sharp position. For example, a couple games from last stage of FIDE Grand Prix were played in that way.] 10...Rc8!? [Areshchenko may prefer quite simple way to equality: 10...0-0 11.Ng5 h6 12.Nge4 Be7 13.0-0 Rc8 14.Rfd1 c5!=, Kar−pov−Nakamura, CCAS KO 2008, but he has chosen the double−edged way instead. Last round, let's not forget!] 11.a3 (intending the same b2−b4) 11...c5! Very promising sacrifice, which opens bishop b7 and makes queen c2 feel uncomfortalby. White has to accept the challenge. 12.Nxb5 Bb8 13.Qa4N [13.Qd1 looks more prudent, but anyway − after 13...0-0 14.Be2! (14.0-0 a6 15.Nc3 Qc7!) 14...Ne4 15.0-0 Qf6 16.Nc3 Nxd2 17.Qxd2 Rfd8©, Wells−Motwani, Edinburgh 2003, Black is keeping excellent compensation.] 13...0-0 14.Nxa7 Otherwise what the point of 13.Qa4?

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14...Bxa7 [Black's initiative seems sufficient and after 14...Nb6 15.Qa5 Bxa7 16.Qxa7 Bxf3 17.gxf3 cxd4 too: 18.0-0 (perhaps, 18.Rd1!? is stronger) 18...dxe3 19.Bxe3 Qxd3 20.Qxb6 Qd5, but most likely that's still the territory of home analyse, so let's believe to Areshchenko.] 15.Qxa7 Bxf3 16.gxf3 Ra8 17.Qb7 cxd4

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18.Bb4?! [Kuzubov overestimates resourses of own position. Right direction is 18.exd4 Nd5 (18...Rb8 19.Qc6 Rxb2 20.Rb1) 19.0-0 Rb8 (19...Qf6 20.Qxd7 Qxf3 21.Bc2 Qg4+=) 20.Qc6 Rxb2 21.Qc1 Qb6©; maybe, White was scared by that drawing variation 19...Qf6? After all, Kuzubov needs a victory as well as Areshchenko − first place in the kitty!] 18...Re8 19.Bd6 Ne5! [Excellent reply. Apparently, all account was based on 19...dxe3 20.Qc7] 20.Bxe5 Qa5+ 21.Ke2 Qxe5 22.f4 Qd6 23.Qb4 Qd5

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24.Qxd4? [It's obvious, that pursuit of black queen − 24.Qb5 − nearly the only way here: 24...Rab8 (24...Qd8!?) 25.Qxd5 Rxb2+ 26.Kf3 Nxd5 27.Rab1 (27.exd4 Rb3 28.Rhd1 Rc8∓) 27...Ra2 28.Ra1, and draw is the most prob−able outcome.] 24...Qh5+ 25.f3 e5! Black rooks assail to poor king e2. 26.fxe5 Rad8

27.Qc4? [Loses practically at once. 27.Qf4 could put some obstacles in Black's way: 27...Rxe5 28.Rhg1 (28.Bc4 Qg6!) 28...Nd5 29.Qg3 Rxe3+ 30.Kf2 g6 31.Rad1] 27...Qxe5 28.Qc1 Qh5 Two threats − Nd5 and Rxd3. White is trying to protect from them by one bishop, but unsuccessfully. 29.Bc4 Rc8! Nd5 is unavoidable. 30.b3 Nd5 Kuzubov spent this battle much below own level, but that doesn't depreciate Black's merits. Areshchenko has won this game and the whole event in addition! 0-1 (09) Edouard,Romain (2597) - Maze,Sebastien (2546) [C84] ch−FRA National A Nimes (6), 15.08.2009 [IM Polivanov, A] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.d3 [White is not intended to argue in theoretical debate after 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3, though 6.d3 has also became surrounded with variations lately.] 6...b5 7.Bb3 0-0 [If one doesn't want to let opponent have file "a", it's worth to take attention on 7...d6 8.a4 Bd7] 8.a4 Rb8 9.axb5 axb5 10.Nc3 d6 11.h3

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[11.Nd5 is frequently played, for example: 11...Nxd5 12.exd5 Nd4 13.Nxd4 exd4 14.Bd2 Bd7 15.Ra5, Naiditsch−Rowson, Olympiad 2008, with a minute edge owing to open line.] 11...b4 [11...Be6 is considered as unsuccess−ful: 12.Nd5 Bxd5 13.exd5 Nb4 14.d4 e4 15.Ng5 c5 (15...h6 16.Nxe4! Nxe4 17.c3±) 16.dxc6 d5 17.f3, Dvoirys−Shynkevich, Saint Petersburg 1999, with the expectation of 17...h6 18.Nxf7! Rxf7 19.fxe4±; but 11...Nb4!?, covering square d5, promises to Black quite comfortable game: 12.Ne2 c5 13.Ng3 Be6 14.Bxe6 fxe6 15.c3 Nc6, Carlsen−Aronian, Elista 2007] 12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.Bxd5N [13.exd5 Nd4 14.Nxd4 exd4 is similar to 11.Nd5.] 13...Bb7 14.Be3 Bf6 Maze is thinking about 15...Nd4 (not 15...Ne7 in view 16.Ba7!).

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15.Nh2 [In anticipation of 15...Nd4, White is going to take the knight by bishop, and to con−duct f2−f4. Anyway, 15.c3!? with Qa4, Rfc1 (or b1) ideas was a worth alternative.] 15...Nd4 16.Bxb7 Rxb7 17.Bxd4 exd4 18.f4

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18...b3! Very good − Black organize counter−play on file "b". 19.cxb3 Qb8 20.Ng4 Be7 [Reasonable decision. There is no need to weaken own king: 20...Rxb3 21.Nxf6+ gxf6 22.Qg4+ Kh8 23.Qf5 Rxd3 (23...Qd8 24.Rf3! Rxb2 25.Ra8!) 24.Qxf6+ Kg8 25.Ra3!, and rook f1 will be connected through the third rank.] 21.f5 f6 [21...Bg5 22.Ra3 − that's why bishop should stand on e7, for the sake of d6−d5.] 22.Qc2 Rxb3 23.Rfc1?! [23.Qc4+ Kh8 24.Qxd4 Rxb2 25.Ne3 guarantees an advan−tage, although 25...c6 with Be7−d8−b6 or Rb5+d5 ideas don't give to Black a cause for depression.] 23...c5 24.Ra7

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24...Qxa7?! [Letting enemy's queen into own camp? Bad idea! Much better 24...Re8 25.Qc4+ Kf8!, and Black can borrow an initia−tive.] 25.Qxb3+ Kh8 26.h4! Excellent concep−tion by Edouard. Pawn goes to h5, and if Black will stop it by means of h7−h6, than knight will gallop to g6 (g4−f2−h3−f4 or g4−h2−f3−h4). 26...Qb8 27.Qe6 Qxb2 28.Rf1

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28...Re8?? [Black is binding itself with all con−sequences. 28...Qb7 was the right option: 29.h5 h6 30.Nf2 Rd8 31.Nh3 d5! (releasing the bishop) 32.Nf4 (32.exd5 Bd6) 32...dxe4 33.Ng6+ Kh7 34.dxe4 (34.Nxe7 Re8!) 34...Bd6 35.e5! (pawns c5 and d4 just go further other−wise) 35...Bxe5 36.Nxe5 fxe5 37.f6 Rf8 38.f7 − White's activity should be enough for a draw, but no more than.] 29.Qf7 Qb8 30.Rf3! There is no defence against Rg3 and Nh6 (or even on the contrary). 30...d5 31.e5 fxe5 [31...c4 doesn't help: 32.Nh6 (32.Rg3 also good) 32...gxh6 33.Rg3 Rg8 34.Rxg8+ Qxg8 35.Qxe7 c3 36.e6 c2 37.Qxf6+ Qg7 38.Qd8+ Qg8 39.Qc7+−, grabbing pawn c2.] 32.Nh6! gxh6 33.f6 1-0 (10) Berkes,Ferenc (2647) - Berczes,David (2519) [A13] 59th ch−HUN Szeged (7), 15.08.2009 [IM Polivanov, A] 1.c4 e6 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.Qa4+ c6 [Black has demonstrated intentions to apply system with fianchetto; most common choice − 5...Nbd7 6.Qxc4 c5] 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qc2 Bb7 8.0-0 [8.d4 Nbd7 9.a4 c5!] 8...Nbd7 9.Nc3 Now White is struggling against c6−c5 by means of attack of pawn b5. 9...a6 10.a4 Rc8

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11.d3 [More often than not, pawn advance c6−c5 means interception of initiative. Here is two examples: 11.b3 Be7 12.Bb2 0-0 13.Ne4?! Nd5 14.Rfc1 c5�, Conquest−Grischuk, Tor−shavn 2000; 11.d4 b4 12.Ne4 c5! 13.Nxf6+ Nxf6 14.Bg5 cxd4 15.Qd3 Be7, and Black is OK.] 11...Be7 12.e4 0-0 13.Be3 Qc7?!N [It's obvious, that Black has to move b5−b4 for the purpose of c6−c5 (and opening bishop b7). But than white knight will occupy point c4: 13...b4 14.Nb1 c5 15.Nbd2 Ng4 16.Bf4 (16.Nc4!) 16...g5!�, Iljin−Riazantsev, Nojabrsk 2005; maybe, that's why 13...Ng4! is the most correct − 14.Bd2 (bishop occupies important square d2) 14...b4 15.Ne2 c5�] 14.h3 Rfd8 Berczes is playing towards the center. 15.Rfd1 h6 Keep waiting. 16.Nd2! [White has made certain, that 16.d4?! b4 17.e5 (17.Ne2 c5!∓) 17...bxc3 18.exf6 Nxf6 19.bxc3 c5 can only harm. So he moves own knight to b3 in order to embarass c6−c5 after d3−d4. Very good idea.] 16...Qb8 17.Nb3

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17...e5? [Horrible. Rather than prevent d3−d4, Black has contributed to it. The only possible move here − 17...b4! 18.Nb1 c5 19.Na5 Ne5„, taking note of route Ne5−c6−d4.] 18.d4! That's all. Black's game is lost from the strategical point of view. Pawn e5 will be eliminated, and pair e4+f2 is just unstoppable. 18...exd4 [18...Bd6 19.dxe5 Nxe5 20.f4 Nc4 21.Bf2±; 18...b4 19.Ne2, and there is no salvation in c6−c5.] 19.Nxd4 Ne5 20.f4 Nc4 21.Bf2 Bb4 [21...Bc5!? was a nice try, but 22.Nf5! (all ac−count was based on 22.e5 Bxd4 23.Bxd4 c5!„) 22...Bxf2+ 23.Qxf2 Rxd1+ 24.Rxd1 Rd8 25.e5 keeps a huge edge by White.] 22.e5 Bxc3 23.bxc3 c5!?

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[Realizing, that 23...Nd5 24.Nf5 Qc7 25.Bc5 is beyond all bearing, Berczes made an attempt to confuse an opponent in tactics.] 24.Nf5 Bxg2 25.Ne7+ Kh8 26.Nxc8 Nd5 27.Nd6! Unfortunately, Ferenc leaves no chance. 27...Rxd6 [27...Nxd6 28.Kxg2 Nc4 29.Kh2+−] 28.exd6 Qc8 29.d7! An elegant ending. 29...Qxd7 30.Kxg2 Nce3+ 31.Bxe3 Nxe3+ 32.Kf2 Players has almost identical surnames, but different levels of play... for a while. 1-0

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